Burroughs - Houston-Packer Collection BX7233.B87 G67 1660

399 Confider ations to quicken our hunger after righteoufneffe. to another ; have you got one grace, then labour for, and add more and more, thereby you fhall make your calling and elec- tion fure, thereby you (hall never fall, but be helped againfi your many doubts and fearer, and the power which the Devill bath had over you, the way to help agarn(l them is, by adding one grace to another, and growing up Gill in the wayes of god - linefle, and by that means faith he, an entrance (hall be mini - fired nato you abundantly, into the everlaf ingKCingdome of our Lord and Saviour pfpos Chrifi. As if he fhould fay, The broad gates of Heaven shall be fet open to you ; as, you know in great mens houfes ordinarily you have the wicket, the little gare o- pened, but if great men, Earls and princes fhould come, the broad gates are fer open , So its true, God will admit to Hea- venwhere there is the left grace, but they are faine to crowd in with many difcouragements, but thofe that have got a great deal of grace, an abundant entrance is made open for them O you chriftians that have any beginnings of grace, Bill, Bill be hungring and thirfling to get more, more righteoufneffe, for it will helpe you to an abundant enttance into the everlaiiing Kingdome of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrifl. SERMON

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